IRVING, Texas - The Big 12 Conference has announced the 2020 Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer team, as voted by the league’s head coaches. Oklahoma State and Texas Tech paced the 11-person squad with three honorees each.
A pair of reigning individual award winners, both from Texas Tech, were featured on the team: 2019 Offensive Player of the Year forward Kirsten Davis and 2019 Freshman of the Year goalkeeper Madison White. Defender Cassie Hiatt also represented TTU on the squad.
Oklahoma State players on the squad included defender Kim Rodriguez, midfielder Grace Youchum and forward Olyvia Dowell.
TCU’s Yazmeen Ryan (MF) and Messiah Bright (F) each earned a spot. Other preseason team members included Kansas MF Ceri Holland, Texas MF Julia Grosso and West Virginia D Jordan Brewster.
2020 PRESEASON All-BIG 12 TEAM
| Pos. |
Name, School |
Class |
Hometown |
| GK |
Madison White, Texas Tech*~ |
So. |
Rockwall, Texas |
| D |
Kim Rodriguez, Oklahoma State* |
Sr. |
Porter, Texas |
| D |
Cassie Hiatt, Texas Tech* |
Jr. |
Parker, Colo. |
| D |
Jordan Brewster, West Virginia^ |
Jr. |
North Canton, Ohio |
| MF |
Ceri Holland, Kansas^ |
Sr. |
West Yorshire, England |
| MF |
Grace Yochum, Oklahoma State* |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| MF |
Yazmeen Ryan, TCU* |
Sr. |
Norman, Okla. |
| MF |
Julia Grosso, Texas* |
Jr. |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| F |
Olyvia Dowell, Oklahoma State^~ |
So. |
Longview, Texas |
| F |
Messiah Bright, TCU* |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| F |
Kirsten Davis, Texas Tech* |
Sr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
* - 2019 All-Big 12 First Team honoree
^ - 2019 All-Big 12 Second Team honoree
~ - 2019 Big 12 All-Freshman Team honoree
Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.